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If the three Zenfones from last week weren’t enough, here's a new one – the Asus Zenfone Go was published prematurely on Flipkart, Asus is yet to officially unveil the phone. It shares a lot of similarities with last week's Zenfone 2 Laser.
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Xiaomi has partnered with Foxconn to start manufacturing smartphones in India. This is part of India's 'Make in India' campaign to manufacture goods in India.
The two have set up a facility in Sri City in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This is...

Last week, Xiaomi posted a teaser revealing that its new MIUI 7 mobile operating system will be unveiled on August 13 in Beijing. Now, the company has also announced the Android-based OS' global launch date.
The event, that'll showcase the global...

The Yu Yureka Plus smartphone, which was launched in India last month and is currently Amazon exclusive in the country, will be available without registration starting today. The open sale runs through Wednesday, i.e. August 12.
This comes...

Here are some of the best apps and games of this week.
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Google Translate got a major update in version 4.0 that now allows it to translate printed text in up to 20 languages. Just point your phone or tablet's camera at the...

Hello everyone and welcome to our new article series that will go over the history of some of the mobile industry's leading companies. We are starting with the current largest player in the game, but other makers will be coming over the following...

Last week was definitely busy with a few new devices, courtesy of Sony and Asus. Such events usually leave a big mark on the top ten chart, but oddly enough, none of the said smartphones managed to mix things up in the popularity chart...

Call it bezelless, call it edge-to-edge, a screen that stretches all the way to the smartphone's extremities is all the rage now. We've seen a few takes on the matter, with the ZTE Nubia Z9 perhaps getting closest to fulfilling that promise. Oppo...

This week was about mid-to-large screens and that all-important photography aspect, with an escape from small batteries. Sony kicked things off with two phones with 13MP selfie cameras. Asus brought out three Zenfone, which upgrade current models...

The Huawei Honor 7 already went through our review routine and you can learn all there is to know about the smartphone right here. Naturally we ran our battery tests to checkup its performance and we weren't disappointed.
The Honor 7 relies on a...

A few weeks ago we looked at the history of iOS, now let's remember the OS that are no longer with us. Some of them powered smartphones before someone even coined the term, but they proved evolutionary dead ends.
Symbian: 2000-2012
Many...

Motorola seems to have struck gold with the Moto X Style, judging by the opinion of the vast majority of you, our readers. Gathering a huge 87% of upvotes, the smartphone may have broken the record for positive feedback, we're not entirely...

With yet another exciting week behind us, it's time once again for a quick recap of the highlights from the news section. In the wake of IFA and Samsung's "Unpacked" event, the industry is still busy with rumors and speculations about upcoming...

Recently, Samsung and Google announced that they will be pushing out monthly security updates to their devices after the 'Stagefright' exploit was discovered. But it seems other OEMs will also be joining them soon, starting with LG.
LG...

Joaquim Vergès, creator of popular Falcon Pro Twitter app for Android, announced on Twitter that he has joined the Twitter for Android core UI team and will be working on the app.
Vergès said he was tired of all the limitations imposed on third...

Android has become a truly versatile OS and it is always amazing to see all the creative things OEM's and developers are building on top of the platform. But "Vanilla Android" - the way it was meant and designed by Google also has its merits and...

A physical keyboard on a Samsung flagship, now that is something frankly nobody could have predicted. The photo was just recently posted on twitter, courtesy Evan Blass or @evleaks, which leads us to believe it might actually turn out to be...

If you are the Android-tinkering type then it is more than likely that you have heard of the recent Stagefright vulnerability found in Google's OS. And if not, well it all boils down to a bug, related to some core Android messaging and multimedia...

Apple Music is now a little over a month into its existence and yet the Cupertino streaming service has already managed to stir up a lot of controversy and make more than a few enemies. Like most new Apple services, its music streaming platform was...